dissipation

n 1: breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation

of the mist"

2: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn: {profligacy},

{dissolution}, {licentiousness}]

3: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or

consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly: "if the effort

brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless

dissipaton of natural resources" [syn: {waste}, {wastefulness}]